Six New Apple Watch Features Coming Later This Year With new Apple Watch Ultra and Series 8 models now in the hands of customers, Apple has brought a host of smart new features to many people''s wrists. But there''s more to come. Apple has a handful of additional features in store for Apple Watch Series 8 and ‌Apple Watch Ultra‌ owners before the year’s end, and some of them are watchOS 9 functions, which means they will even work on older Apple Watch models, too. Here''s what we can expect. 1. Track Detection Apple will soon introduce a new Track running experience that automatically detects when you arrive at a running track, and combines Apple Maps data with GPS to provide a more accurate route map – including an option to choose your lane – and more accurate pace and distance metrics. Apple says Track Detection is coming later this year to the United States via a software update for Apple Watch Series 4 and later models. 2. Race Route A new Workout feature especially for runners, Race Route enables you to race against your best or last result on any frequently completed routes.